Search Results: Sports - Golf from W. Fraser Sandercombe

New York: Harper Perennial, 1998. Book. Very Good+. Soft cover. First Edition. 8vo. 166 pp. (vii) Trade paperback format. Lightly rubbed on the corners with a flat uncreased spine; no interior markings. Illustrated with line drawings. The Chapters are: Here's the Plan; It's in the Bag - or Sometimes It's the Arrow not the Archer; The Short Road to Success; Course Management for Dummies - and a Few Tips on the Subject for Smart People Like You; The Full Shots - Getting Ready is the Most Important Part; Swinging for Power - You Swing the Club and the Club not You Hits the Ball; Practice - Forget the Excues We've Heard 'em All - If You Don't Practice You Won't Improve - Here's How to Do It Without Wasting Your Time; and It's Time to Stop Reading and Start Doing..

Toronto: Dundurn Press, 1995. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. First Edition. 4to. 135 pp. Lightly rubbed on the corners with a flat uncreased spine; no interior markings. Illustrated with black and white photographs. The Contents are: From Tea to Tee - The First Twenty Years 1894 - 1914; The Ladies Come to the Fore 1914 - 1939; The War Years 1939 - 1945; Back to the Tee 1946 - 1960; After the Ball 1960 - 1980; Breaking 100 1980 - 1994; and Play Away; followed by an appendix and an index..

Glasgow, Scotland: Harper Collins Publishers, 1999. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. First Edition. 32mo. 256 pp. Lightly rubbed on the corners with an uncreased spine; no interior markings. Illustrated with photographs and diagrams. Just about everything you need to know about golf....

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2008. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 12mo. 207 pp. Pink boards with a small gilt pictorial on the front panel; lettered in gilt on the spine; illustrated endpapers. Light rubbing on the corners of the dustjacket; price intact; no interior markings. The Contents are: Preface; Dawn of the Dead; The Last Waltz; Toad Golf; Monkey Golf; Total Relapse; Lesson One; Outside Agitators; Emotional Rescue; Gimme Shelter; Turtle Golf; The Loneliest Number; The Mystic Link; De-Grooving the Waggle; Launch Control to Major Dork; Gulag California; The Anniversary Stomp; Blue Sundays; Rodent Golf; The Tiger Beat; Camp Ernie; Master of Disaster; Emerald Pity; No Such Luck; Strokes of Fate; and The Sweet Spot..

New York: Lyons and Burford, Publishers - Field and Stream Magazine, 1994. Book. Illus. by Gloria Rabinowitz;. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. (xi) 133 pp. Quarter-bound in burgundy cloth on green boards; lettered in white on the spine; headband. Dj art by Gloria Rabinowitz. Light rubbing on the corners of the dustjacket; price clipped; no interior markings. The Chapters are: Hands Through the Ball; At the Top of the Swing; Getting Her Danish Up; Turning the Old Man Loose; Playing with My Old Man's Clubs; Everybody Wins; As Important As Life Itself; Listening to the Game; and Nothing but Birdies..

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1993. Book. Illus. by Wendell Minor;. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. 401 pp. Quarter-bound in green cloth on blue boards; lettered in gilt on the spine; gold endpapers; headband. Light edge and corner wear on the dustjacket; price intact; no interior markings. Dj art by Wendell Minor..

London: W. Foulsham, 1953. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Second Edition. 16mo. 91 pp. Undated; appears to be circa 1953. Softcover in a dustjacket, illustrated with line drawings and black and white photographs; the scan shows both the book and the dustjacket. Light edge and corner wear on both the dj and the book; no interior markings. The Chapters are: Reducing One's Handicap; On Choosing Clubs - Advice and Suggestions; No. 1 Wood - The Driver; No. 2 and No. 3 Woods - Brassey and Spoon - and No. 4 Wood; Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4 - The Iron Clubs; Nos. 5 and 6 Irons - Mashie and Spade Mashie; No. 7 Iron - Mashie Niblick; No. 8 Iron - The Niblick; No. 10 Iron - The Wedge; On Putting; In to Out; Slogans of Champions; Correct Conduct - Things to Observe; and The Rules Simplified - Do's and Don'ts..

United States: Rodale, 2006. Book. Illus. by Nancy Heim;. Very Good+. Soft cover. First Edition. 8vo. (xxv) 230 pp. Trade paperback format. Lightly rubbed on the corners with a flat uncreased spine; no interior markings. Illustrated with line drawings by Nancy Heim. The Contents are: Preface; Introduction; Aging, Diet and Exercise: What You Should Know; Equipment: Does It All Come Down to Which Sticks You Pick?; Flexibility and Strength Training: How to Do It and Not Overdo It; Skin Care: Protect Yourself from Sun Damage; Eye Care: See Your Way to a Better Game; Allergies: Playing Through the Sneezing; Chronic Back Pain: How to Manage It and Still Win Your Side Bets; Shoulder Pain: How to Keep Carrying Your Own Bag; Golfer's Elbow: Curing a Pain That's Named for the Game; Knee Pain: What to do When the Game Brings You to Your Knees; Hip Replacement: So Your Clubs Aren't the Only Things Made of Metal; Achilles Tendon Injuries: Your Other Achilles' Heel - Besides Your Short Game;… Read More

Edmonton, Alberta: Hurtig Publishers, 1981. Book. Illus. by Graham Pilsworth;. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. 157 pp. Green boards lettered in gilt on the spine; headband. Wear on the corners of the dustjacket; price intact; no interior markings. Illustrated with line drawings by Graham Pilsworth. The Chapters are: Murphy's Law; Basic Principles; The First Tee; The Fairway; The Rough; Sand Traps and Water Hazards; Putting; Equipment; Preparations; Retroactive Adjustments; Deportment; The Administration; The Home Front; and The Nineteenth Hole..

New York: Harper Collins Publishers, 2007. Book. Illus. by Ross MacDonald;. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 12mo. 158 pp. Burgundy boards lettered in gilt on the spine; headband; illustrated with line drawings by Ross MacDonald. Lightly rubbed on the corners of the dustjacket; price intact; no interior markings. Subtitled: A Real Guy's Guide to Chopping Ten Strokes Off Your Score..

Victoria, Australia: Viking O'Neil, 1991. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. First Edition. 8vo. (ix) 84 pp. Trade paperback format. Wear on the corners with a crease on the upper right of the front cover and an uncreased spine; no interior markings. Illustrated with line drawings and diagrams. The Chapters are: Introduction: The Development of the Stroke-saver system; The Stroke-saver System Explained; Keeping a Record on Your Scorecard; The Stroke-saver System Record Book; Making the Stroke-saver System Work for You; Objectives Goals and Strategies; and Using Graphs to Monitor Your Improvement; followed by Appendix 1: Fundamentals of the Golf Swing; and Appendix 2: Causes and Cures of Common Problems..

New York: Citadel Press - Kensington Publishing, 2004. Book. Very Good+. Soft cover. First Edition. 4to. (xix) 181 pp. Lightly rubbed on the corners with a flat uncreased spine. Illustrated with black and white photographs. The Contents are: Foreword by Jack Nicklaus; Foreword by Gary Player; Introduction; Your Golf Body; Your Personal Par; Stretching Your Drives: Warm-up and Flexibility; Golf Strong; Heart of a Champion; Stroke Saver Workout; Eating for Eagles; Designing a Training Program; and The End of the Beginning; followed by an index..

New York: Fireside Books - Simon and Schuster, 1975. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Later Printing. 8vo. 151 pp. Trade paperback format. Lightly rubbed on the corners with a flat uncreased spine; no interior markings. The Chapters are: Why This Book Is as Short and Simple as It Is; How to Learn Your Best Golf; What Can Your Best Golf Be?; Taking You to the Lesson Tee; How Your Clubs Can Help You; The Grip Holds Your Swing Together; Footwork - The Foundation of Best Golf; The Waggle - Preliminary Swing in Miniature; The Art of Hitting with the Hands; The Pause That Means Good Timing; Saving Strokes with Simple Approach Shots; The Fascinating Frustrating Philosophy of Putting; and Assembling Your Game in Good Order..

Northern Ireland: The Knock Golf Club Limited, 1982. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. 104 pp. Bound in green leather; decorated in gilt on the front panel; green endpapers; illustrated with black and white and colour photographs, drawings, diagrams and maps. Lightly rubbed at the corners of the dustjacket; faintly stamped "complementary" on the front pastedown; no other interior markings. The Contents are: Introduction by J. Hendren; President's Letter by H. O. McMurray; Captain's Letter by Bill Cochrane; Immediate Past Captain's Letter by J. L. Gorman; The Course in 1982; Minutes to Minutes - The Minutes; What Might Have Been; The Saga of the R.A.F. Building; Clubs Within the Club; H. H. Fitzhugh; Honours; Club Honours; Claire Nesbitt - Golfing Honours; and Afterword by J. Hendren..

Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 2003. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Subject. First Edition. 8vo. (xi) 242 pp. Signed by Mike Weir on the front free endpaper; also signed by Mike Weir on a dropped-in colour photograph of himself. Green boards lettered in silver on the spine; pale green endpapers; headband; illustrated with black and white plates. Light rubbing at the corners of the dustjacket; price intact; aside from the subject's signature, no interior markings. The Contents are: Foreword by Mike Weir; Monday April 7 2003; Brights Grove; The Pro Road Begins; Tuesday April 8 2003; Wednesday April 9 2003; Thursday April 10 2003; Friday April 11 2003; Saturday April 12 2003; Sunday April 13 2003 - Pre-round; Sunday April 13 2003 - Last Round..

New York: Rugged Land, 2002. Book. Illus. by Victor Juhasz;. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. 235 pp. Quarter-bound in brown on brown boards; lettered in gilt on the front panel and spine; headband; endpaper maps. Dj art by Victor Juhasz. The first novel about the golfing adventures of Major (Ret) Sir Richard Gussett, the imaginary uncle from Feherty's column "Sidespin" in Golf Magazine. In this first volume of his misadventures, he sets his sights on the most prestigious prize in golf, the petrified middle finger of St. Andrew, patron saint of Scotland....

New York: Penguin Books, 2002. Book. Illus. by Victor Juhasz;. Very Good. Soft cover. First Printing - First Thus. 12mo. 235 pp. Trade paperback format. Edge and corner wear with an uncreased spine; some darkening around the edges of the text block with a bit of foxing on the front endpaper. Cover art by Victor Juhasz. The misadventures of Major General (Ret.) Sir Richard Gussett..

New York: Signet Books - New American Library, 1976. Book. Illus. by Anthony Ravielli;. Very Good. Paperback. First Printing - First Thus. 152 pp. Light edge and corner wear with minor creasing on the spine; no interior markings. Illustrated with drawings by Anthony Ravielli. The Contents are: Introduction by Deane Beman; Preface: How Hogan's Swing Led Me to the Move; The Move - What It Is and How to Make It; Why the Move Works; How the Move Accomplishes Golf's Fundamentals; How to Prepare for the Move; Applying the Move to the Short Game; and How to Make the Move Work on the Course..

England: CLB - Colour Library Books, 1994. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. 80, 96, 96, 96, 96 pp. Five volumes bound in glossy pictorial boards, illustrated with line drawings, and presented in a hard glossy pictorial slipcase: Golf Quick Tips - Over 60 Improvements Shown; How to Play Par Threes - Learn Judgement and Accuracy; How to Play Par Fours - Foundations of a Good Score; How to Play Par Fives - Tactics for Success; and Beat the Hazards - Succeeding the Professional Way. Very light rubbing at the corners; no interior markings..

Nashville, Tennessee: Rutledge Hill Press, 1998. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. (xiv) 288 pp. Quarter-bound in dark blue on pale gray boards; lettered in gilt on the spine; headband; illustrated with black and white photographs and colour plates. Lightly rubbed on the corners; price intact; no interior markings. The Chapters are: The Milky Bar Kid; Blues Skies and 65s; Norman Conquest; Love and War; The Year of Living Dangerously; Storm Warning; The Saturday Slam; Open Season; Green Jacket Blues; Lone Shark; Flirting with Disaster; King of the Hill; Power Struggle; Death in the Afternoon; Ghosts of Augusta; and The Politics of Envy; followed by an index..